DIY Sachin + Babi Rorschach Necklace

Is it a bat, a butterfly, a moth, a pair of wolves, or even two dancers? However you perceive it, we certainly won’t be examining your personality or providing you with a diagnosis today. Instead, we’ve collaborated with Sachin + Babi to create a fabulous statement necklace, inspired by three elements from their Spring 2012 Collection: Rorschach ink blots, leather, and gold!

Print the downloadable pattern here. Feel free to scale the image before printing (we printed it in actual size for this tutorial). Carefully cut out the pattern with a pair of small sharp scissors. Cut out the inside shapes.

Tape the pattern to the backside of the vinyl leather using double sided tape. Make sure no tape is exposed. With a thick permanent marker, paint around the outside edges of the pattern. Work from the inside out for nice clean marks and fill in the inside shapes.

Let the markings dry and remove the paper from the vinyl to reveal a new pattern. Carefully cut out the pattern to create the pendant part of the necklace.

Using the smallest setting on the leather rotary tool, punch out 19 evenly distributed holes along the bottom of the pendant.

Punch two larger holes on the top, outermost parts of the pendant. Hook on 19 pieces of small chain to 19 open jump rings.

Using pliers, attach the pieces chain along the bottom holes of the pendant. Attach the long thicker chain to the top two holes.

Incredible diy interpretation; it’s great when you can copy something but it’s even better when you add your own flare to it. Beautiful!
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You can also try this with baking clay. They come in a variety of colors and its super easy! Just roll out the clay, cut out the shape and bake! Once cooled, use a nail file to sand down the edges. This is such an inspiring piece! LOVE!!!

This is really such a simple & inspiring tutorial. I don’t actually work at all with leather, I guess I have just stuck to my core design ideas based around the black diamonds and chains that I use in my designs but this idea has got me thinking!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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